ܥܘܩܣܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
From the root ܥ-ܩ-ܣ (ʿ-q-s), originally ܥ-ܩ-ܨ (ʿ-q-ṣ), related to being stung. Compare Arabic عَقْص (ʿaqṣ) and Hebrew עֹקֶץ (ʿṓqeṣ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʕuqsɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ʕuqse(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܥܘܩܣܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܥܘܩܣܐ)
- sting, prick
- (animal anatomy) stinger
- goad, stake
- (figuratively) difficulty
Inflection
Irregular absolute and construct singular with a varying Waw.
declension of ܥܘܩܣܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܥܩܘܣ | ܥܘܩܣܝܢ |
| construct | ܥܩܘܣ | ܥܘܩܣܝ |
| emphatic | ܥܘܩܣܐ | ܥܘܩܣܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܥܘܩܣܝ | ܥܘܩܣܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܥܘܩܣܟ | ܥܘܩܣܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܥܘܩܣܟܝ | ܥܘܩܣܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܥܘܩܣܗ | ܥܘܩܣܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܥܘܩܣܗ | ܥܘܩܣܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܥܘܩܣܢ | ܥܘܩܣܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܥܘܩܣܟܘܢ | ܥܘܩܣܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܥܘܩܣܟܝܢ | ܥܘܩܣܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܥܘܩܣܗܘܢ | ܥܘܩܣܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܥܘܩܣܗܝܢ | ܥܘܩܣܝܗܝܢ |
Etymology 2
From the root ܥ-ܩ-ܣ (ʿ-q-s), originally ܥ-ܩ-ܨ (ʿ-q-ṣ), related to being stung.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʕuqqɑsɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ʕuqqɑse(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܥܘܩܣܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܥܘܩܣܐ)
- stinging, goading
- extracting a sting
Inflection
inflection of ܥܘܩܣܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܥܘܩܣ | ܥܘܩܣܝܢ |
| construct | ܥܘܩܣ | ܥܘܩܣܝ |
| emphatic | ܥܘܩܣܐ | ܥܘܩܣܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܥܘܩܣܝ | ܥܘܩܣܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܥܘܩܣܟ | ܥܘܩܣܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܥܘܩܣܟܝ | ܥܘܩܣܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܥܘܩܣܗ | ܥܘܩܣܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܥܘܩܣܗ | ܥܘܩܣܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܥܘܩܣܢ | ܥܘܩܣܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܥܘܩܣܟܘܢ | ܥܘܩܣܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܥܘܩܣܟܝܢ | ܥܘܩܣܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܥܘܩܣܗܘܢ | ܥܘܩܣܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܥܘܩܣܗܝܢ | ܥܘܩܣܝܗܝܢ |
References
- “ˁwqsˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- “ˁwqs”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 248b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 407a
- Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana; Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, p. 1085b